That’s true in order to truly change a society you have to no longer be an outsider, but that’s a level of entanglement that NGOs rarely do now adays.
replyThe ones that do it though are all religious institutions so their goals are more social/moral rather than economic or geopolitical.
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replyHave you seen how active China and to some degree Russia have been in Africa? When there is vacuum someone will fill it.
replyWhat would help is to buy their products and resources for a fair price.
replyHow do you determine what's a fair price?
replySometimes it's hard but with things like gold it's pretty obvious.
replyWho's currently getting a below-market deal on gold from Africa?
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